Exclusive renderings of Penn Station overhaul show Trump's name with presidential seal
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... The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings, columns and escalators " and a presidential seal featuring President Donald Trump's name, according to internal materials obtained by Gothamist.

The new plan for Penn features raised ceilings, adding as much as 50 feet of overhead space to parts of the cramped station, according to documents that include architectural renderings, schematics and engineering notes. The plan also includes two brand new entrances: one on Eighth Avenue where the Theater at Madison Square Garden currently sits, and another along 31st Street. Windows would be installed at the taxiway that sits between the Garden and a neighboring skyscraper that shares the block.

Last week, Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced they'd picked Penn Transformation Partners as the "master developer" for Penn Station. The group includes architects, engineering firms, real estate developers and other private companies. Members of the group released some designs for a plan in 2023 to renovate the station, but the new renderings reveal how the plan was revised to fulfill Amtrak's request for a "classical look."

The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings, columns and escalators " and a presidential seal featuring President Donald Trump's name, according to internal materials obtained by Gothamist.

The new plan for Penn features raised ceilings, adding as much as 50 feet of overhead space to parts of the cramped station, according to documents that include architectural renderings, schematics and engineering notes. The plan also includes two brand new entrances: one on Eighth Avenue where the Theater at Madison Square Garden currently sits, and another along 31st Street. Windows would be installed at the taxiway that sits between the Garden and a neighboring skyscraper that shares the block.

Last week, Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced they'd picked Penn Transformation Partners as the "master developer" for Penn Station. The group includes architects, engineering firms, real estate developers and other private companies. Members of the group released some designs for a plan in 2023 to renovate the station, but the new renderings reveal how the plan was revised to fulfill Amtrak's request for a "classical look." ...

The The - This Is the Day (1983)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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The protagonist in this song is depressed and not doing anything with his life. He spends all of his time inside reflecting on his past instead of living. This keeps him from creating any new happy memories or moving forward.

Interestingly, this song is a second-person narrative. However, some of the insights the narrator has are so specific "all your friends and family ... the side of you they'll never see," one can infer that this is an internal dialogue.

The lyrics are positive and end with the protagonist's resolve that things will change today. However, this contrasts with the melancholy tone of the music which belies the truth that today is in fact, not the day that anything will change.

[Verse 1]
Well, you didn't wake up this morning 'cause you didn't go to bed
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall
Is ticking the days off

You've been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you've changed
All the money in the world
Couldn't buy back those days

[Chorus]
You pull back your curtains and the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying across the clear blue sky
This is the day your life will surely change
This is the day when things fall into place

[Verse 2]
You could've done anything if you'd wanted
And all your friends and family think that you're lucky
But the side of you they'll never see
Is when you're left alone with the memories
That hold your life
Together like glue
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Gigolo Aunts - Everyone Can Fly (1999)
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...
Turn off your mind
And go back with me to a better time
Do you see the same moon I do
When I'm thinking of you

Well that's ok
We can try again another day
Do you feel the same breeze I feel
Lifting you up
Lifting me up
Lifting us up

'Cause everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
You just have to try

Turn off the lights
And don't be afraid of another night
Do the promises you couldn't keep
Make it hard for you to sleep

Well that's ok
Everybody makes the same mistakes
As the stars shine the night away
Let them lift you up
Let them lift you up
Let them lift you up

'Cause everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
You just have to try

Did you ever stop and think when you were twenty '
You'd be where you are today
Isn't it funny how things change
Some things never stay the same
What a shame...

Forget the grade
I can see you turning a greener shade
Do you feel the same faith I feel
Let it lift you up
Let it lift you up
Let it lift you up

'Cause everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
You just have to try
You just have to try
You just have to try
Everyone can fly...
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